#biomimicry — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #biomimicry, aggregated by home.social.
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦋✨ #Butterfly wing #color comes from #pterin crystals that bend and scatter #light rather than absorb it, keeping colors vivid without fading.
Chemists developed a faster method to grow these #crystals without toxic solvents, producing small amounts of eco-friendly, non-toxic #pigment. The work points toward glitter made from #DNA-related compounds as a planet-friendlier alternative.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/dolly-parton-butterfly-glitter-chemistry/
#butterflies #biomimicry #chemistry #sustainability #science #nature #innovation #northeastern #environment #dollyparton #ecofriendly #materials
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‘We like breaking the rules’: the radical farm that yields results
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🚄🧲 An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-trains-work
#aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🚄🧲 An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-trains-work
#aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🚄🧲 An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-trains-work
#aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ NEW: 🚄🧲 An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-trains-work
#aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🐌🌧️ #MaxPlanck researchers collected brown-lipped #snails on rainy days, fed them cucumbers and lichen, then coaxed out five different kinds of #mucus.
Each #slime uses the same #proteins with varying concentrations, plus different amounts of #calcium and other ions. The result is a lubricant for gliding, two defensive options, a winter seal, and an adhesive that sticks to #wood, #glass, and #aluminum.
👉 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/06/nx-s1-5920383/snail-slime-mucus-inspire-new-materials
#biomimicry #materials #nature #science #animals #biology #adaptation
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Map of our body - the more I study it, the more it reminds the map of our Earth... We are Nature.
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Some tropical butterflies live surprisingly long lives. Is it their high‑protein diet?
#Science #Butterflies #Wildlife #Pollen #Health #Insects #Environment #Ecology #Nutrition #Climate #Longevity #Aging #Biomimicry #Nutrition #Protein #Biodiversity
https://the-14.com/some-tropical-butterflies-live-surprisingly-long-lives-is-it-their-high-protein-diet/ -
💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🫁🧪 #MIT engineers created a #hydrogel with microscopic air channels inspired by human #lungs.
The material is 70% #water but lets #oxygen and water vapor pass through 10 times better than conventional hydrogels. In small human tests skin stayed cool and dry during #exercise while silicone patches caused sweating and a 6.5°C temperature rise.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-create-a-breathable-hydrogel-inspired-by-human-lungs
#wearables #skin #biomimicry #aerogel #nature #science #engineering #health #tech #technology #innovation
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🐧🤖 Engineers at #MIT and #EPFL built a flapping-wing #robot that swims #underwater and flies into the air.
Inspired by diving #birds like #puffins, the small #vehicle folds its #wings to handle water density. This #technology could help scientists collect environmental samples from both air and #water.
👉 Learn more at https://seethis.tv/post/a-puffin-inspired-flapping-robot-that-swims-underwater-then-flies-into-the-air
#aerodynamics #animals #biomechanics #biomimicry #design #engineering #fluiddynamics #flying #locomotion #physics #research #science #tech #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🐧🤖 Engineers at #MIT and #EPFL built a flapping-wing #robot that swims #underwater and flies into the air.
Inspired by diving #birds like #puffins, the small #vehicle folds its #wings to handle water density. This #technology could help scientists collect environmental samples from both air and #water.
👉 Learn more at https://seethis.tv/post/a-puffin-inspired-flapping-robot-that-swims-underwater-then-flies-into-the-air
#aerodynamics #animals #biomechanics #biomimicry #design #engineering #fluiddynamics #flying #locomotion #physics #research #science #tech #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🐧🤖 Engineers at #MIT and #EPFL built a flapping-wing #robot that swims #underwater and flies into the air.
Inspired by diving #birds like #puffins, the small #vehicle folds its #wings to handle water density. This #technology could help scientists collect environmental samples from both air and #water.
👉 Learn more at https://seethis.tv/post/a-puffin-inspired-flapping-robot-that-swims-underwater-then-flies-into-the-air
#aerodynamics #animals #biomechanics #biomimicry #design #engineering #fluiddynamics #flying #locomotion #physics #research #science #tech #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ NEW: 🐧🤖 Engineers at #MIT and #EPFL built a flapping-wing #robot that swims #underwater and flies into the air.
Inspired by diving #birds like #puffins, the small #vehicle folds its #wings to handle water density. This #technology could help scientists collect environmental samples from both air and #water.
👉 Learn more at https://seethis.tv/post/a-puffin-inspired-flapping-robot-that-swims-underwater-then-flies-into-the-air
#aerodynamics #animals #biomechanics #biomimicry #design #engineering #fluiddynamics #flying #locomotion #physics #research #science #tech #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: Asa Barber’s team at the University of #Portsmouth found that common #limpet #teeth are five times stronger than #spider #silk, making them the strongest known natural material.
Their goethite nanofiber #protein composite can withstand pressures comparable to turning #carbon into #diamond and could inspire synthetic materials.
#snails #science #biomimicry #nature #spiders #nanotechnology #goethite #biology #engineering #royalsociety #animals #wildlife #mollusks
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦔🤖 Researchers at #NorthCarolina State University built a flexible structure that curls into rigid #armor when it senses impact.
Inspired by the three-banded #armadillo, the design uses heat-responsive materials and interlocking segments to increase stiffness 600-fold. The system could protect soft #robots, flexible #electronics, and wearable devices in hazardous environments.
#engineering #robotics #science #tech #technology #biomimicry #northcarolinastate #innovation
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🪽🌊 Engineers at #MIT and #EPFL built FAAV, a flapping wing #robot that flies through air and swims #underwater using flexible membrane wings.
The #design mimics how diving #birds move between fluids that differ 800 fold in density. The #research suggests that diving birds prioritize speed over #energy efficiency during underwater wing strokes.
#robotics #biomimicry #engineering #science #physics #animals #drones #technology #tech #ocean #flight #swimming
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🛩️🪰 Male #dragonflies engage in aerial dogfights to defend territory, using simple visual rules like fighter pilots.
Researchers in the #UK used stereoscopic cameras to reconstruct 3D flight paths of the scarlet Trithemis aurora dragonfly. The #insects pull up to 6 Gs and compete for tail chase positioning rather than intercepting like they do with prey.
👉 https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/dragonflies-maneuver-like-fighter-pilots/
#flight #biomechanics #animals #science #nature #biomimicry #drones #research #royalsociety #arthropods
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A for Anatomy.
Map of our body - the more I study it, the more it reminds the map of our Earth... We are Nature.
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦎🧠 Scientists at the University of #Würzburg designed a #Mars #rover wheel that mimics the sandfish #lizard, a #desert #reptile that swims through loose #sand. The team tested their bio inspired #wheels on sand and open terrain showing steady movement and identifying areas for improvement.
👉 https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-built-a-mars-rover-that-swims-through-sand/
#mars #rover #biomimicry #sandfish #lizard #robotics #space #engineering #nasa #biology #design #locomotion #terrain #sand #wheels
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦔⚙️ #Duke University researchers designed #Argus, a 20-legged spherical #robot that moves by rolling and shuffling rather than walking. Built around a principle called dynamic #isotropy, the robot can accelerate equally well in any direction.
👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/20-legged-robot-argus-rep/
#robotics #dukeuniversity #engineering #science #tech #technology #biomimicry #innovation #math #physics #education
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AAny sufficiently advanced [biomimicry] is indistinguishable from [AI] [to the marketing team]"
What #ArthurCClarke really meant.
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🪳🤿 Scientists in #Singapore and #Japan built flexible #3D printed #diving suits that deliver #oxygen to #cockroaches through their breathing pores.
A #chemical reaction between #hydrogen peroxide and manganese dioxide generates the oxygen, allowing the #insects to walk #underwater for up to three hours. The team envisions using these #cyborg cockroaches for search and rescue in flooded #disaster zones and eventually on #Mars.
👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/diving-suits-cyborg-cockroaches/
#robotics #science #engineering #biology #chemistry #ntu #waseda #nature #communication #biomimicry #technology #tech
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦅💨 The nankeen #kestrel, a tiny Australian #falcon, flies with exceptional stability in turbulent winds, inspiring one international #research team.
Wind tunnel #experiments showed wing and tail extensions helped #birds maintain lift and reduce #flight irregularities. The team aims to integrate these features into small #drones as #climatechange increases atmospheric #turbulence.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/technology/falcon-aircraft-turbulence/
#biomimicry #nankeekestrel #engineering #robotics #climate #aviation #australia #animals #technology #tech
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Ok, while I do understand some of the science behind them, modern very high-resolution imaging tools in the nanometer scale are nothing short of pure #SciFiScience, say nothing of the applications they can unlock.
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: A barn #owl can catch a #mouse in a completely dark room using only its sense of #hearing.
The secret lies in its #feathers – reflective facial disc feathers focus #sound into asymmetrically placed #ears, while serrated wing feathers muffle noise mid-flight. Engineers at #Siemens are now mimicking owl feathers to make quieter #windturbines.
#barnowl #owls #predator #hunting #biomimicry #engineering #biology #evolution #ornithology
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What can biology teach us about building better technology? By drawing parallels between microbial networks and the Reticulum protocol, I explore why the future of society looks less like a corporate pyramid and more like a mycelial web.
https://sein.com.au/articles/network-as-mycelial-web/
#SystemsThinking #Biomimicry #Decentralisation #Reticulum #Mycelium
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Structures Under Scrutiny: Brains, Chips, and the Echoes of Efficiency
See how computer chips like GPUs and TPUs look similar to the human brain and why this design is efficient for processing information fast.
#ChipDesign, #AIHardware, #Neuroscience, #TechInnovation, #Biomimicry
https://newsletter.tf/brain-chip-design-efficiency-tech-mimics-nature/
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A swarm of blooming robots promises to make buildings move, breathe, and adapt https://www.allforgardening.com/1591559/a-swarm-of-blooming-robots-promises-to-make-buildings-move-breathe-and-adapt/ #architecture #Biomimicry #garden #LivingArchitecture #RobotSwarm #robotics #SmartBuildings #SoftRobotics #SustainableDesign